Glass-working machine



Sept I{ 1925 B. D. CHAMBERLIN GLASS WORKING MACHINE Original Filed March 23, 1910 3 SheetS Sh l ,iPfntentecl Sept. 1,1925,

y ooarona'rron or DELAWARE.

all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, BENJAMIN D. CHAM- merica, and a resident of the city of Corno infe State of New York, have invented certainneW and useful Improvements in Glass- W'Orking Machines, of which the following a specification. V r This invention has for its object to prolqf'yide mechanism to automatically marver a "mass ofglass which has in any approved manner. been gathered, collected, or placed ,ufpon a glass working spindle. I The apparatus shown in this divisional application (which is a division of my preyinus application filed March 23, 1910, Serial No; 551,198 )has for a characteristic feature the use of a rotating, -1113lV:11,1tl1 mar-yen in}: surface of which is so shaped that in the rotation of the marverer successivipoints ,thereotar'e brought into contact with the glass. and that such successive contactpoints are each slightly closer top-the axis of the n'lassworking spindle by which the glass is 1 carried. In the specific embodiment shown herein for this purpose, the marverer a has the transverse cross section of a spiral, and the long-itudinalsection of the frustrum of,,a cone, themarvering surface vbeing; the interior surface of a spiral wall, which wall isfcarriedby a hubsuitably mounted to peryinit its rotation to bring the successive points thereof in contact the diameter of the latter. I Avsuitable marve rer of the general character before stated is associated with mechanism by which it may ,be rotated and by which: the spindle is held :in proper fixed cooperative position therewith, In the spe- 4 cific, form of mechanism here shown, the operating mechanism for the marverer comprises means for intermittently and reversely rotating it; and the mechanism for sup-- porting the spindle embodies means whereby the spindle is lifted to a position slightly above the horizontal, to bring and hold the glass thereon into proper cooperative relation with the marverer. and furthermore embodies means for rotating the spindle around its longitudinal axis whereby in the or conmnev new yonrzfessiouon av nun, afcitizen of the United States of I struction which it is desired to avoid.

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i loriginal application 1115a March 2a, 1910, serial No. 551,198. Divided and. this application filed August 1, y 1 I es, nus. Serial No. 786,272, I

rotation 01- the marverer, the 'glass upon such spindle rolls along the marvering face.

Furthermore marvering mechanism having the above described characteristics is associated in the embodiment here shown, with a rotating frame by which the several parts are carried, and by the rotation of which, the glass-Working spindles, whichare specifically in the form of gatheringblow pipes. are projected into a furnace to effect a gather of glass, are withdrawn therefrom, are positioned in proper co-operative relati'on with the marverer, are then oscillated for the purpose of securing elongation of the glass. and are then positioned above a mold in which such elongated and mar'vered gathers! is blown. The mechanism here shown further embodiesmeans by which the marverer is at times other. than when performing its function, displaced in respect to the frame for the purpose of permitting itto pass obstructions located around the center of rotation of the framelfthe furnace structure beingan example of such unob- Referringto the accompanyins, drawings which illustrate an embodiment of my broad invention having the peculiar constructional features of invention. herein performed and 1 discussed, and in which corresponding parts are designated by corresponding marks of reference v Figure 1 a fragmental plan view of the head of a machine embodying my invention.

Fixture 2 is ajfragmental"vertical sectionv '35 on line X' e X -thereof.

of th'emarverer; L g Figure 4 38 a detail sectlonal vlew illusmechamsm shown m Figcure is a cross section on the lines ures 1 and 2; l

F1 ire 5 IS a yertlcal section online X 5 of Figures 1 and 2.

Figure 6 ma detailed sectionatview of a.

mgr mechanism. l

Figure 7 isa plan View, partlylin section, showing the mounting of the spindle sup port.

In the embodiment shown, th i central M. l I

"ii an mounted thereon 'l'or rotain, 2 carrying; thereon the carrying head 5, the sleeve 3 being rotated by any suitable mediauisrn (not shtmn). The head is formed by a resting having a top plate 5, having two concentric annular walls 5 and 5 projecting downwardly from its under surface. The outer wall 5 is near the outer edge or theplate, but such. edge of the plate intcrru p l by a series of arms radially projecting from the plate 5 at regular intervals therearound. These arms each comprise top at l bottom flanges 7 and 7 connected by radial vertical webs 7 the informed. by the parts 7, 7' and- 7, the bars having on their opposite ends the bearings 9 and 9 to receive radial. shafts to be hereinafter described.

l The head carries an air-pumping mechalnism comprising a plurality of cylinders 10,

lpiston-actuating shaft 11 which extends upzwz rdly within the tubular. standard 2, and is su tably driven. The upper end of the shaft lyl projecting); wrist pin 13 on the end thereof ad ti: a pumps, which deliver air through the pipes ll into a re voir formed in the head between the annular walls 5 and 5. j

ln: ,much as the head 5 carries a number of complete mechanisms, which are rlup1icares of each other, one of such units being as )tlfllQLl with each peripheral arm formed the parts "5", '5, and 7". The following description will be drawn to one such unit, it being understood. that such units may be multiplied as desired. 7

he ends oi the top and bottom flanges 7 and l of the arm are extended outwardly h y-mid the web T thereof, and are formed in the we between which is mounted a hull yinp; Frame. This frame coma substantially triangular part which, has cars it? formed thereon. lohe ears '7 of the arms, the t of cars beings; articulated together cove l? to which the upper ear 1G H i and which projects through a hearingin the 7", while the lower ears are articulated together levy a pin 18. The sleeve 1? extends upw 'dl' above the ears 7 and. has fast on its upper end {1 Q0111 17" which meshes with a rack i carried upon the outer end of a, bar mounted for radial movement on the to lots 5", the inner end her ends of which join the exterior of thewall 5?, and the top flanges '1 of which form Betweeniarranged around the upper end of their 16. beveled pinion 23 which meshes with, and is of said bar having, a stud roller 17 thereon engaging a cam-way inthe lower face of a plate 20 carried upon, and held. against movement by the top of the standard 2 and located about the top plate 5".

It will be seen that the bar 17 will par take of the movement of the head around the standard, and that it will in consequence thereotibe given a radial movement dependout upon the shaping of the cam with which it engages, and that in such radial move- .ment it will, through the pinion 17 and sleeve 17 turn the carrying frame 16 upon the vertical axis formed by such sleeve and by the pin 18. The cam is so shaped'that in the rotation of the head, the frame 16 will, in the rotation of the head, he turned to different angular positions around its pivotal mounting on the head. Among the various functions resulting from these angular movements of the frame may be the projection into and withdrawal of the spindle from the furnace, and the positioning of the horizontal pivot of the spmdle (to be hereinafter described) to permit the spindle to be brought into proper co-operative relation with the marverer and with the blowing and molding mechanism.

The structures above referred to are fully disclosed in my original application afore-J said, and need no further description herein as the same db" not in themselves form the .s'ub ect-matter of clalms 1n this application. .l'l. carries a. crank arm 13 havlng an upward-v At the apex of the car'rjvin frame 16 is 'formed a bearing for the spin e-support 21, pted to actuate the piston rods 14 of such support having a trunnion 21 which is horizontally mounted in the apex of the carrier, *so that the glass-carrying spindle a vertical plane. For the purpose of moving tho glass-carrying spindle in a vertical plane around its trunnion mounting, a beveled gear 23 is keyed to the free end of the trunnion, and is driven through a pinion 23 fast on the upper end of a horizontal shaft 23" contained in hearings in the frame The shaft 23 has on'its-inner end a driven by a corresponding pinion23 mounted on the pin 18 and fast to the gear 2 3'. A vertical shaft 24 is-mounted in the arm 7 near the bearing"? and has fast on its lower end apinion 241 meshing with a gear'23 and has on its upper end a gear 24. which meshes with the outer end of :1 rack bar 24", mounted 'l'dr radial movement above the top plate 5, the inner end of such bar having: a stud roller 24 on the lower taco thereoftaking" into a cam-way on the upper face of the fixed plate 20. It will. be seen that the bar 24 over-lies the bar 17 which swings the frame 16, and that like the bar 17 the bar 24 will partake of the movement oi the head around the standard, and that will in consequence thereof be given a radial s with heveledTge'er 21 manent' connection, or

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.to lower I horizontalmovement dependent upon the shape of its actuating com. and that in such radial move 'inent'vcill rotate through the gear 2%, Von

23,,tho spindle supportf2l around, its axisas formed by its trunnion 21 and swin the glass carried thereon in a vertical 1) one. The shape of such cam, is such, when the motion thereof is compounded with the relative motion of the gears 23 end 23 due to any motions that maybe given to the corriei 16 upon its vertical pivots, that it will eilect proper motion of thespindle support the end of the spindle thereon into the furnace to effect a gather of glass, and

,will then withdrew such gather of glass and spindle until. the gather end thereof is in proper pos1-' liftthe I is above the horizontal and tion to permit the mawering of the glass thereon to'hold the spindle 1., such raised position; and willthen further swing the spindle to oscillate it fo relongetion of the glass and willthen tically' in proper molding. e i

Mount-ed Within the r tate-hi whichln' 'eyedon its upper end aiitljabove the suppo t,f a beveled gear 26 which, throughthelihtez'position; of-e double hav elecl .geei giin -2fit sleeved on, the trunnion 21* is ems; is v to theouterend {of sleeve; 216 surrounding the sh'a lit 2-3hend Contained in the hearings in the .tmmeifi; iheopposite or inner end of the sleeve has keyed thereto 22- beveled ea1" 26 meshing with efheveled pinion 27 on the lower end ofs Vl'blCiL-l shaft 2?,T "'conmined in; the sleeve 17: of the eesriiei' fi'zin'ie, the. upper end of snchf. shaft having "fast thereon eho'vothe upper beveled gee? 2T" driven by ai he'i 27" fast on" the outenenei of t 2l","-ci uf-: ried 'bytho oorrespo dingtedielher ill The beveled gear 27 on thesheft 2Z -.meshes :ytast tojfthe fyerticel drive shaft 11 belo vtl .e crank erin thereon.

position the spindle verel spindle support 21 p is do pinion whereby the angular; :movementof such shaft in res ectl'to the heed 5:011 which the s afts 27?- eI'e-E'eenr ed will drive the letter and thus thtoiughithe'connections above described, revolve the stem 23 of the spindle around itsjlongitudinel axis; V

The stem. 22'is adapted to receive the glass-Workingspindle22?, either by a per bye -RTGIHO'YLblG eonnection as is 'necesse? of the glass on the spindle is to he performed y hand. Inasmuch as in the foi in 071' shown herein the glass-working IS in the form of a hollow blow mg is to be blown Lpi ovide means for "head'fi the valve'will be thereon at such times withinstin .21s is represented in etion for vhlowing, and

onteined the spindle stein 22, I

ebe edp n 2 y -none being open [end of the sleeve e; I

oflwo gearsSt) and oppositeto that at when the" gathering have elutoh teeth posing'fa/ees, between which faces a block .82 provided with correspondin-geluteh teeth a peripheral extension 8 of the top plate, and is provided on its under surface with an eir-port 29 connected with the air chamhy the passage 29; controlled by an air-valve 30 extends through the top plate 5* and is adopted to be displaced by a erown cam 30 onvthe lower surface of a, fixed plate 20, whereby on the actuated at proper times t-o,plece the ports with theair-i esei-voir 15; .o I

Among the functions possessed" by the movement of the frame is that; Of.

the blow pipes. heneetli thekeinports correspending thereto and locating t e gethei'ers dotted lines- Iii igure 2. the stem 22. being hollovi toeoniiect the hlowmipe withithe air-port ith p indles carrying meehenisinf which may} be thoughnot i'ie'cessarily," of the pecific: construction hefore' described, I Ya'ssoeie't i i mechanism forming thej s pha esite as "shown in t this application, which, eompanyingfdravvings,

arrangement comprises a mar-were sistihgi of a hub 74?, and a spiralm" all Tljflfwhich in i in the form of the The i lfieif'qund its vezftica-l axis and of thesupports '21 around its horizontal axis,-

losing in i'ts'onstructionel' '74,;0 I ve in'g longitudinal seetlonffis v ifmstifunir 9e: $100116, the

at the mouthfle of "the int-fot'hiction of the ,getherei' intoithe' interior the-i'eofi llhe hub rotetionof the .75 29. in connection 0, positioning DOT 74E is mounted upon the outer end of e 'shett 75 carried hearings ;'Z6?*- in fa, frame 576 pivoted by: e horizontail, studf 76 to an 93*;

upon the end of the arm 1 sm le pivotedl A gealfi'fii is fest upon the I t eme" 75 concentricwithits-pivotal some;

nsi k ly mei V in wh'iol'i the corresponding-car 'ying frame end meshes with the'pihioxi-JStkyed to e horizontal sheft -7 8 which is carried in beerth e'eorresponding redial her 9, respectively. 80* are sleeved upon the hoi'izohtel shaft, and mesh with pinions 81 and 81, the former of which is formed upon the hub oft-thejbeveled pinion 27 through which the QlZtSSQCSL-llfilfil is :cotateiwhile the letter islformedlon" the hub of 'asecond' beveled pinion 8l' g sleeved on ,thedriving shaft 27 ie'nd engaging andheing driven the beveled gear 27 at e'poi'nt diametrically which is adopted to slide upon thesheft 78, being h o I the pinion 27 enk I gears 80 end I 80?" are reversely rotated, Ashtiforesteted jection from the radial bar feathered the'reto by a pin 82, which also passes, through a rod 83 located within the inner end of such shaft, the end of such rod projecting beyond the end of the shaft and bearing, upon the lever 83 pivoted to a pro 0. the rod being normally held against such lcver b means of a coil spring 83. The lower end of the lever carries a roller 83" taking;- into a cam track upon the upper face of the cam plate 20. this eain track being so shaped as to. at different times, hold the clutch block lllltl'- mediate of the gears 80 and 80 or in engagement; with one or the other of them; The beveled pinion T8 upon the. horizontal shaft 78 is mutilated, that is to say has the. teeth upon a portion or its peripher cut away, whereby when such multilated portion of the pinion comes into the line of centers the driving effect ol the shaft Th upon the niarverer carrying-frame Tl' will be lost, but at other times the rotation of the shaft 78 will cause a movement o l' the marveling frame around its horizontal not. A second Wheel St is formed upon the horizontal shaft 78 and either meshes or frictionally drives a corresponding: wheel hl formed upon the inner end of the marvcrer shaft. I

The operation of a machine such as that heretofore described is as follows The rotation of the head 5 around the central standard causes movementsof the various parts driven thereby. and at some interval of such rotation (preferably immediately after a gathering. has been effected by the blowpipe or immediatcl; after a glass-Working spindle having an mitormed gather of glass thereon is inserted in the machine). the marvering shaft 75 will he erect, and the glass-working spindle will be projected from the head at some angle to the radius on which the vertical pivot by which. it is mounted is located. and at some angle in respect to the horizontal. \Vith the parts of the unit under eensideration in this position. the mutilated portion of the pinion 78 of such unit is at the line of centers and the clutch block 82 is intermediate of the two gears RO'and 80. being held in this position by itsiactuating cam rim. The contini. 4d rotation of the head will now cause the lever 83? to enter such art of the cam run as will throw the clutch block to lock the gear 80 to the horizontal shaft 78. This results in a rotation of the horizontal shaft in such direction as will cause the toothed portion of the beveled pinion 78 to engage the beveled gearing: 76 upon the marverer frame to cause the m'arverer frame to descend to the position shown in full lines in Figure. 2. After the descent ,of the inarverer. the mutilated portion of the pinion 78 will again come into the line of centers, and the continued rotation of the horizontal, shaft will no longer all'ect the position of the marvering frame. Simultaneously with these movements of the marverer frame, 'the glass-carrying spindle has been. swung upon its horizontal pivot: to place it in the plane of the marverer. and the end thereof having the glass thereon has been raised (if it was not. al -ady in this position) so that the gather is in position to enter the mouth H of the spiral of the maiverer, when the latter has been lowered to its limit (see Fig. 3), it maintaining a fixed. position during the marveriug. v.

The lowering of the marverer brings the wheels 84 and 8.4? into engagement with ear-h other. and results in a rotation of the marvercr shaft and of the marverer, which,

combined with the rotation of the glassearrving spindle upon its longitudinal axis results in the formation of the gatherer. The direction of rotation of the spindle is such that the gatherrolls, instead of slides. along the interior of the spiral wall It o! the marverer the latter is rotated, and .(lnc to the shape of such Wall. which at each point is inclined to the direction of rotarv movement of that point of the wall. theportions thereof which are hr uc'ht successively in contact with the gather. are successively closer to the axial line of the glass-carrying spindle, (which is held stationary, except-for its rotation at. this time) the solid mass of glass forming the gather will have all portions of its circuit.lerenl'ial walls broughtinto contact. with the inner face'oflhe spiral wall 7%. whereby it will be rendered homogeneous, be given a surface chill. and will be reduccdfto a definite and predetermined size and shape. Aftcr the ma'rverer has been rotated through a predetermined a e around the axis formed by its shaft T4. the con tinued movement of the head 5 around the standard 3 will cause the lever 83 to en rage a portion of its actuating cam run whereh the. engagement of the clutch block will he shi l'ted from the gear 80 to the gear 80. resulting in a revm'sal of the direction of driving ofthe horizontal shaft. and a corresponding reversal in the direction of rolation of the i'narverer. carrying: the lat ter hack to the position illustrated in Figure 2). In this reversal of the rotation of the marverer. the spiral wall thereof will move away from the marvercd gather. so that the latter will not e.rul;ihed during the time and during this period the muti-- lated portion of the ,pinion 78* is in the line. of centers, but at the termination thereof the teeth upon the mutilated pinion again engage the beveled near 76 11 on the mar vererframe and swing. the latter upon its hor zontal pivot to restore the marverer to its initial position, after which the lever 83 "ages :1 portion of the com run 83 anti 1 .igsgcs the clutch block 82 from the gear centers it between it and the gear arresting: the rotation 01" the horiioft iii The glass carrying spindle 'ivcu, by its actuating mechanism, mews net-c i'y to swing the marvel-ed they anal to y osition the spindle between hlowin and molding mechanisms. 7 .iu the show: described complete and. highly,orgnnizcd embodiment of my invention. but will, be seen, thut my invention, in so for as it relates purely to marveling mcclnn'iisn'n cm'ooiilios in its broader aspects,

only a support )1" :1 glass vorking spindle,

n shaped that it is inclined to l line oi? travel, whereby upon its rotation the points thereof, "which are successively in contact with the glass, are successively c o er to the axis of the spindle.

' ving thus o scribeft my invention,

t (gloss-Mowing n'iaichine', the comit traveling mawerer, the face iicl mam'eicir being inclined to its orsvel and means for bringing it :tstic glass into proximity to the heel.

ing machine, the cont in foyer ct neens n lt$S-Ct1$i- 1 :lle in and means for varying the axis of the spindle ass-carrying eating lIlA-lVhA-El, successive are crought i to contact s14 on the rotation oi; the man.

po nts successively closer the spn'ioie, cool means for 1 i we A let the comh1- 1th siiap oort iu'ryintg io-niranswerer Whose me; l around rot-zit: o

he said mervei'ei', sub

closer to the axis of the spindle, and means rotating the spindle in such direction that the glass .is ollecl along the surface of the mor'vei'er, and means for positionlng the spindle iii-respect to the marverer, and subi 1:. lotion to o blow-mold.

Thinks glass-working machine, the come hmetico glass, 03 a support for the corner, a rotating ins-voter, and means for rotating the calseqi'iently positionin it in co -operative l'erier to :roll the glass thereon on. this face of the msrverer merverer; i

8., .ln s glass-worming machine, the c0mand memos for rotating the iwith'e carrier for a solid mass of hina-tion with a-com'ier for a, solid mass of glass, and it support for the carrier, of a rotating marvel-er Whose mervering face is formed as a spiral around its axis of rotation, and means for rotating the cerrier'in such c direction that glass is rolled. along the surface of the marverer.

9, in, a glassworli'ing machine, the combination with a carrier." for a. solicl mess of glass, of rotating merveier Whose working face is the inner surface of e, spiral Wallv f mecl erountlits axis of rotation means for reversely rotating the merverer and for temporzu'ily arresting it with the mouth of its spiral in position receive the mess gloss, and means :tor rotating the spindle in such a, direction that the glass is rolled along the surface of the meirverer.

10. In it machine of the class described; the combination. with gloss-working" spindle adapted to can solicl mass of gloss a mrzofvering pert, means for movingthe spindle to position the glass thereon o the mil/Niel 1;; part, and means 111g port in respect 

